The emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying?

Hearing this name, Zhu Ying was a little confused.

Because in his impression, there seemed to be no memory of this person.

And he is the eldest grandson.

In my previous life, I have watched many movies and TV shows related to the early Ming Dynasty, but I have never had any impression of this name.

As we all know, every family has certain requirements for naming, and this is especially true for the royal family.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a man of particularities.

He set strict rules for the names of his offspring.

Zhu Yuanzhang's overall idea was to arrange the generations of his descendants according to "wood, fire, earth, metal and water".

He had 26 sons, and each of their names had the character "木" (wood) on the radical. He set up a generation table for each of his sons, with each table consisting of 20 characters.

However, Zhu Xiongying, as the eldest grandson of the direct line, obviously goes against Zhu Yuanzhang's own naming rules.

Zhu Ying’s first reaction was whether he was an adopted son or something like that.

For example, Mu Ying, Marquis of Xiping, was an adopted son earlier and was originally named Zhu Ying, but later changed back to Mu Ying.

However, Zhu Ying immediately denied it. Eunuch Zhang made it very clear that Zhu Xiongying was the eldest grandson of the emperor.

Eunuch Zhang seemed to see through Zhu Ying's confusion. After all, the names of all of His Majesty's descendants were strictly recorded in accordance with the ancestral teachings.

He explained, "His Royal Highness Prince Yu was born early, when the ancestral records had not yet been compiled, and was named by His Majesty himself."

"As the eldest grandson of the Emperor, His Royal Highness Prince Yu is deeply loved by His Majesty and His Majesty, and has been personally raised by His Majesty since childhood."

"His Royal Highness Prince Yu has been gifted since childhood, and His Majesty has placed high hopes on him. Even after the ancestral precepts were set, His Royal Highness Prince Yu's name was not changed."

After listening to this, Zhu Ying finally understood how special Zhu Xiongying's existence was to the entire Ming Dynasty.

The two words "xiongying" obviously mean both civil and military.

If Zhu Xiongying had not died young, he would have been the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future, there is no doubt about that.

What a pity.

After sighing slightly, Zhu Ying changed his mind and felt that Zhu Xiongying and he were quite destined to be together.

My name is Zhu Ying and his name is Zhu Xiongying, only one character different.

What’s more interesting is that Zhu Xiongying passed away ten years ago, in the 15th year of Hongwu.

It was also in that year that I happened to come to Ming Dynasty.

"When His Royal Highness Prince Yu passed away, His Majesty was extremely sad. He passed away within three months. Your Majesty almost collapsed after hearing this tragic news."

Eunuch Zhang spoke with a slightly choked voice.

Because of his mistakes, Eunuch Zhang was nearly sentenced to death by His Majesty, but was finally spared because of the Empress's plea.

Eunuch Zhang was deeply favored by the Empress, so after Zhu Xiongying passed away, he asked to leave the palace and guard the tomb of the Empress' eldest grandson.

For the past ten years, I have been chanting scriptures and praying for the Empress and her grandson, Prince Yu, day and night with a green lamp by my side.

Zhu Ying sighed. He didn't expect that there was such a person in the Ming Dynasty.

The importance of Empress Ma to Zhu Yuanzhang is well known.

It can even be said that without Empress Ma, it is hard to say whether Zhu Yuanzhang could have ruled the world.

Because of Zhu Xiongying's death, Empress Ma also died of grief, which shows how much favor Zhu Xiongying received when he was still alive.

However, Zhu Ying also understands this kind of inter-generational affection very well.

It is said that in the previous life, her grandfather held her in his hands for fear of dropping it, and held her in her mouth for fear of melting it.

Even the stars and the moon in the sky would be picked for my grandchildren to play with.

If such a person were still alive, what would happen to Zhu Yunwen?

Does Prince of Yan Zhu Di still dare to quell the rebellion?

Even if the power of the vassal states was reduced, they had to endure it and dared not make the slightest movement.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying felt.

If Zhu Xiongying were really still alive, perhaps the Lan Yu case in February next year would not be likely to break out.

Although Lan Yu was arrogant and domineering, when Crown Prince Zhu Biao was alive, Zhu Yuanzhang only reprimanded Lan Yu severely and had no intention of killing him.

Lan Yu has performed quite well in the past one or two years. He is currently trying to suppress Yuru Timur. With Lan Yu's ability, he naturally has no pressure in suppressing rebellions.

As soon as they arrived, the rebels fled under the threat of Lan Yu.

Just when he was about to achieve credit, Crown Prince Zhu Biao passed away.

This is very embarrassing.

Lan Yu is also considered the most core member of the Prince Party.

Of course, the biggest leader of the Prince's Party must be Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

A first-rate group of military generals and a group of civil officials, this is the foundation of the Prince's Party.

Now, the prince has passed away and the prince's party has fallen apart.

Zhu Yunwen was young, only fifteen years old when he was designated as the Crown Prince.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to see his own grandson being suppressed by these arrogant generals when he inherited the throne in the future.

Therefore, after the death of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang had already decided to eliminate the Huaixi military group headed by Lan Yu.

However, given Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament, he would naturally wait until Lan Yu had finished suppressing the rebellion before taking action.

Lan Yu now has no idea that Zhu Yuanzhang will take action against him.

Even before his death, he couldn't believe that he had made so many contributions to the Ming Dynasty, but in the end he ended up with his entire clan being executed.

"Eunuch Zhang, let me burn some incense for His Royal Highness Prince Yu." After sighing, Zhu Ying said to Eunuch Zhang.

Eunuch Zhang nodded, took out a bamboo incense stick from the cabinet and handed it to Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying took it and turned to light the incense and candles.

It was at this time that Eunuch Zhang and Zhu Ying came into close contact.

Zhu Ying's profile was clearly seen by Eunuch Zhang.

In just a moment, Eunuch Zhang froze. He looked at Zhu Ying's back with his eyes widened and his heart shocked.

Guarding the Yuwang Temple for ten years.

Few people come and go here.

In previous years, apart from His Majesty, not many people came.

But Eunuch Zhang used to work in Kunning Palace, so of course he had come into contact with Zhu Xiongying when he was a child.

Zhu Ying's profile just now gradually overlapped with the vague memory in his mind.

He finally understood why he felt a sense of familiarity when he saw Zhu Ying.

That's why, when I first met Zhu Ying, I addressed him as Your Highness.

Zhu Ying turned around without paying attention. After lighting the bamboo incense, he bowed respectfully to Zhu Xiongying's spirit tablet.

Then insert it into the incense burner.

Hey!

At the moment I inserted the bamboo incense, a strange feeling suddenly arose in my heart.

It was as if some shackles were broken and the whole person suddenly felt more relaxed.

Feeling it carefully, Zhu Ying found that his control over his body had become more delicate.

It's like reaching a breakthrough in martial arts.

Eunuch Zhang behind him had a flash of determination in his eyes after a brief moment of distraction.

I made up my mind secretly.

As long as Your Majesty has not issued a clear order to use Zhu Ying as a sacrifice.

Then he would risk his rotten body to ensure Zhu Ying's safety.

In the Xiaoling Mausoleum, even the Embroidered Uniform Guards are not allowed to act recklessly.

This is the territory of Xiaoling Guard and Shengongjian.

After Zhu Ying finished his worship, he turned around subconsciously and saw Eunuch Zhang standing beside him, so he subconsciously took a step back.

"Eunuch Zhang, this is..."

With Zhu Ying's alertness, he could easily detect Eunuch Zhang's approach, but he was so immersed in the wonderful feeling just now that he didn't notice it.

"Master Zhu, the sacrifice in the backyard is about to begin. Please follow me inside."

The closeness at that moment made Eunuch Zhang clear and certain.

They are so similar.

Like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but more like His Royal Highness Prince Yu.

For a moment, Eunuch Zhang was in a trance and even thought that His Royal Highness Prince Yu had come back to life.

If Eunuch Zhang had not waited here for ten years and witnessed with his own eyes the Prince of Yu entering the coffin, he would have believed that the Prince of Yu had come back to life.

The backyard of Yuwang Temple.

Liu Rixin was shaking all over, trembling as if he was having convulsions.

"Mr. Liu, what's wrong with you?"

An official from the Imperial Observatory noticed something was wrong with Liu Rixin and asked with concern.

"I...I...I'm fine..."

Liu Rixin replied, stuttering and with a trembling voice.

The official from the Imperial Observatory who was speaking looked at the beads of sweat rolling down Liu Rixin's forehead, then looked at the not-so-hot sunlight, his face full of disbelief.